varcolac1987 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) i have a audi a8 3.0 tdi quattro 2005 and i have the folowing problem.....when i whant to start the car sometimes before it starts on the first spin of the engine its chokes like is geting blocked then it spins the engine after it starts it makes a bit of noise for about 2 seconds ...i had it diagnosed and no error come up......the car drives like a dream full power....should i be worried?please does anyone know's anything about this?thank you Edited June 12, 2013 by varcolac1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varcolac1987 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Someone has told me that it is the starter.....but don't know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Sounds like it could well be the starter motor, if it's missing a tooth it cause the noise and the spinning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 I've had that, years ago. Could be the starter or the ring that it engages which is missing a tooth. Whip the starter off and take a look, fingers crossed as that's the easy one to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varcolac1987 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Do u think this might be why the car smokes sometimes aswell??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 No it's unlikely to be related, the smoke is probably normal, most diesels do especially if you put your foot down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varcolac1987 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 My one it takes a blue white smoke out not black and it smells bad....is that normal?it only smokes for about 40 seconds 1 minute..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 So it smokes when you cold start it, or all the time when you start it? But only for up to a minute? Could be many things, leaky injectors can cause that, as they drip into the cylinders over night, could be turbo oil seals, really it needs looking at by a professional i'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varcolac1987 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Even when the engine is hot it still smokes for about 1minute from time to time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Could be many things then, valve stem seals, turbo, piston rings, etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varcolac1987 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 I will take it to the garage Monday to see what will be the problem thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varcolac1987 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Sorry for being a pain in the neck but do u think the starter can have anything to do with the smoke???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 I don't think so no, it's not something that is internal to the engine, so no way of creating smoke out if the exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varcolac1987 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 The strange thing is that I had 3 diagnoses on it and it shows no error at all.... The car is "clean"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Go to a different garage with Audi specialists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTSOPELAS Posted July 11, 2013 Report Share Posted July 11, 2013 Go to a different garage with Audi specialists. I agree with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varcolac1987 Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 righ i got the starter changed....and the problem with the noise was the 2 tensioners in the back of the engine....now when i start it it starts faster but i can still feel it sometimes at the first spin that it chokes....the mecanic sayd that he needs to strip down the whole engine to find out what is happening...i had it diagnosed in 8 different places absolutely no error....any ideas? and the car does not smoke anymoore.....thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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